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Baildon is a town and
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in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough in
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, England and within the historic boundaries of the
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. It lies north of Bradford city centre. The town forms a continuous urban area with Shipley and Bradford, and is part of the West Yorkshire Built Up Area. Other nearby suburbs include Shipley to the south and Saltaire to the west. As of the 2011 census, the Baildon ward has a population of 15,360.


History

Baildon is known to have been inhabited for many centuries; several cup-and-ring stones on Baildon Moor has shown evidence of
Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
inhabitation. Baildon Moor has a number of
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outcrops with numerous prehistoric
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. A denuded and mutilated bank represents the remains of an
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settlement known as Soldier's Trench, sometimes mistaken for a Bronze Age
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. A Bronze Age cup-marked rock is incorporated in the bank. Baildon is recorded as ''Beldone'' and ''Beldune'' in the
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. In 1066 it belonged to a Gospatric, son of Arnketil, and had passed to Erneis of Buron by 1086. Baildon had two manor houses: one on Hall Cliffe, the other in lower Baildon. In the 1960s, the Hall Cliffe house was demolished and replaced with the Ian Clough Hall. During the
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, Baildon developed a woollen industry; Westgate House was built in 1814 by the Ambler family who were prominent in the wool trade and the warehouse part of the building was Feathers Bakery now Nine Café adjacent to the mill which is now the Westgate Bar. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, conditions in Bradford deteriorated and poverty and ill health became widespread; Baildon began developing as a
commuter town A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...
along with neighbouring Shipley. In the latter years of the 20th century, the West Riding suffered from economic decline through the gradual closure of its textile and engineering industries. Bradford was particularly affected by this; however, Leeds grew as a major administrative and financial centre and Baildon with its railway links to Leeds has become a strategic commuter town.


Gypsy parties

Baildon was an important location for the British
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community. A report of 1929 stated that annual Gypsy Parties had started two to three hundred years before – records were said to go back to 1770 when it was reported to be an ancient custom. In 1881, up to 5,000 people are said to have paid for admission. Gradually the event was taken over by local residents, who dressed up as Gypsies and formed 'tribes'. Proceeds went to the local Horticultural Society. After 1897 the tradition died out, apparently because the 'real Gypsies' had disappeared. However, in 1929 it was revived to raise funds for Baildon Hospital. A local resident, John Keen, then contacted the so-called
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,
Xavier Petulengro Xavier Petulengro (8 July 1878 - 16 June 1957), more often known as Gipsy Petulengro, was a British Romanichal horse trader, violinist, businessman, writer and broadcaster, known as the "King of the Gypsies". He frequently broadcast on BBC radio i ...
, and they re-established large Gypsy gatherings at Baildon, recorded on
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films and shown nationally in cinemas.; The Gypsy Parties ended with the start of the
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and were never revived. However, in the early 1990s travellers used the Bank Holiday loophole to occupy
Shipley Glen Shipley is a historic market town and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford. The population of the Shipley ward on Bradford City Council taken at ...
in Baildon for a weekend festival.


Pleasure Grounds

In northern Shipley off Prod Lane there was a small fairground with
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, booths and a historic "Aerial Glide"
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that for a short period had listed building status.; ; In earlier years the fairground attractions at Shipley Glen were much more extensive. The fairground closed and is now dismantled and newly built (2015/6) private housing now covers the site. The only working remnant of the Pleasure Grounds is the Shipley Glen Cable Tramway a funicular railway carrying passengers from just north of
Roberts Park, Saltaire Roberts Park is a public urban park in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. Higher Coach Road, Baildon, is to the north and the park is bounded to the south by the River Aire. A pedestrian footbridge crosses the Aire and links the park to ...
up the hill side through Walker Wood to the location of the Pleasure Grounds at the top of Prod Lane.


Geography

Baildon lies to the north east of Bradford, and is linked to Bradford and Shipley by the B6151. To the north of Baildon lies Baildon Moor, a part of
Rombalds Moor Rombalds Moor is an area of moorland in West Yorkshire, England, between the Airedale and Wharfedale valleys. The towns of Ilkley and Keighley lie to its northern and southern edges, respectively. The moor is sometimes referred to as Ilkley Moor ...
, with several quarries and underlying strata of coal. There are the remains of old coal pits. Across Baildon Moor is the village of Menston, the town of
Ilkley Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the ...
and Ilkley Moor. Baildon is situated on a hill to the north of the
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and the
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. Baildon is from
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and from Bradford city centre.


Governance

;History
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were formed as a result of the
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though the Baildon Local Board of Guardians was formed in 1852. Elections were held on 16 September 1852, and their first quorate meeting was on 9 October 1852. The last meeting took place on 18 December 1894. As a result of the
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Baildon became an
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on 1 January 1895 and was then administered by Baildon Urban District Council. Baildon Urban District Council was established in 1895 and was disbanded when Bradford Metropolitan District Council was established in 1974. ;Present day A group of local residents held an open meeting on 7 May 1997 and as a result the Baildon Community Council came into being on 26 June 1997 as a means of communicating local interest to appropriate authorities. Residents of Baildon went through the appropriate legal process and as a result Baildon Parish Council was formed which held its first full meeting 14 May 2007. The civil parish does not cover nearby
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, part of the Baildon Ward at District level, but includes the area North of the River Aire along Coach Road and Higher Coach Road (Baildon South West) which is within the Shipley Ward at District level. On Monday 10 June 2013 Baildon officially became a town when Baildon Parish Council resolved that, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 s245, the Parish of Baildon shall have the status of a town. Consequently, the Parish Council was renamed Baildon ''Town'' Council. ;Councillors Baildon ward is represented on Bradford Council by three
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councillors, Valerie Townend, Mike Pollard and Debbie Davies. indicates seat up for re-election.


Economy

Baildon has a modest town centre with most everyday amenities including independent traders, estate agents and family law solicitors. There is a
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supermarket and a small
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on the outskirts. The centre is home to many independent shops including Pickles Delicatessen, Westgate General Stores, Seasons Home, Finesse Gifts and Baildon Interiors. There are also several independently owned hair dressers and beauty salons and a variety of restaurants and take-aways. There are some eight public houses and bars in Baildon.


Charlestown

Charlestown in south east Baildon is the area of Baildon with the highest concentration of industry. The area is in the valley bottom between Otley Road and the River Aire, and includes the Acorn Park Industrial Estate and the Butterfield Industrial Estate. Notable companies established in Charlestown include Manor Coating Systems and Denso Marston Radiators. Further north east in Charlestown there are plans for a 'Baildon Business Park' and hotel on a green field site near Buck Lane, at a cost of £25 million but there is opposition to the move.; Another industrial area is the Tong Park Industrial Estate off Otley Road in eastern Baildon.


Landmarks

One of the main monuments in Baildon is the Frances Ferrand memorial fountain, known locally as the 'potted meat stick'. This was built by Baron Amphlett of Somerset as a memorial to his mother-in-law, Frances Ferrand. It still stands today to the eastern side of Browgate. In 1925 the monument was put at threat when plans were produced to replace in with a bus terminus. In the 1960s the monument was removed and dismantled; however, in 1986 the Mechanics Institute raised funds to take it out of storage and restore it. To the north of Towngate roundabout in front of Glendale House is a concrete paved open area created in the 1960s containing what remains of the stocks and a sandstone pillar thought to be the remains of a mediaeval cross, both Grade II listed. On Glen Road on the edge of Baildon Moor, close to Shipley Glen, is Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum, a free-to-visit children's museum, natural history education centre and nature centre. Baildon's War Memorials are situated on Browgate and in Tong Park. North of Upper Coach Road in Shipley is
Shipley Glen Tramway The Shipley Glen Tramway is a historic funicular tramway located in the wooded Shipley Glen near the village of Saltaire in the English county of West Yorkshire. The lower station of the funicular is some by foot from Saltaire railway sta ...
, a narrow-gauge
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railway. The railway takes passengers between the valley floor near Titus Salt School to the bottom of Prod Lane, a short walking distance from Shipley Glen.; ; ;


Churches

The Church of St. James in Charlestown is a painted
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timber building, now a grade II listed building. It was moved to Baildon from
Great Warley Great Warley is a village in the Warley ward of Brentwood borough in Essex, England. It is situated to the far south west of the county and near to the Greater London boundary and the M25 motorway. Consecrated in 1904, the Grade I listed parish ...
, Essex in 1905. The Reverend N. R. Bailey, rector of Great Warley, had property in Baildon and hoped to retire there. However his obituary was published in November 1900 before he retired. In 2007/2008 the church was moved again, but only by a few yards. This allowed the surrounding land to be sold by the Diocese for development. Rotten timbers were replaced and underground
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system installed to make the building more eco-friendly. The Church of St. John the Evangelist designed by Mallinson & Healey, was built in 1848 though the south tower was not added until 1928. The east window designed by Powell & Sons was added in 1870.;


Transport

The village is served by
Baildon railway station Baildon railway station serves the town of Baildon near Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley in West Yorkshire, England. The station reopened under British Rail on 5 January 1973, by the Chairman of Baildon Council - Arnold Lightowler, having bee ...
on the
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Wharfedale Line with connections to Bradford Forster Square and
Ilkley Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the ...
. There is however, no service to Leeds owing to its position on the curve between the two lines. Passengers must instead change at Shipley or the nearby Guiseley (Shipley having more services). Baildon is served by the West Yorkshire Metro 626, 649, and 656–659 First and Yorkshire Tiger bus services. The main road through Baildon is the A6038 Otley Road while the B6151 Baildon Road / Brow Gate goes the short distance from Otley Road up to Browgate roundabout.


Education

There were a large number of First and Middle schools in the area, including Ferniehurst First School, Tong Park First School, Belmont Middle School & Ladderbanks Middle School, before the 1998 Bradford Education reform which returned the area to a two-tier school system. Currently, there are four local primary schools: Sandal Primary School to the North on West Lane, Baildon Church of England School to the east off Langley Lane, Hoyle Court Primary school in Charlestown and Glenaire Primary School to the south on Thompson Lane. The nearest secondary school for the area is
Titus Salt School Titus Salt School formerly called Salt Grammar School located in Baildon, West Yorkshire, England is a former grammar school, now a mixed comprehensive school, for students aged 11–18. It is a specialist school in Mathematics and Computi ...
on Higher Coach Road, overlooking
Roberts Park, Saltaire Roberts Park is a public urban park in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. Higher Coach Road, Baildon, is to the north and the park is bounded to the south by the River Aire. A pedestrian footbridge crosses the Aire and links the park to ...
. There is dispute as to which town the school actually is in, some classing it as Baildon and some as Saltaire


Sport

Within Baildon there are sports clubs for cricket, football, golf, rugby and running.; ; ; ;


Culture and events

For nearly a quarter of a century the
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weekend saw over 500
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riders arrive in Baildon as part of the annual UK rally of the Harley-Davidson Riders Club of Great Britain fundraising rally. The HDRCGB ran the rally up to 2001 when it moved to Berkshire. In 2003, Harley-Davidson's Centenary Year, the HDRCGB hosted the event for the last time in Baildon. The rally is now organised by the Shipley Harley-Davidson Club. In 2008 430 riders were given a police escort down Browgate towards Hollins Hill, from where most riders travelled to
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.


Cultural references


Film and television

* '' Billy Liar'' (1963) – Locations: Midland Road; Hinchliffe Avenue (Number 37 is the Fisher household) * ''
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'' (1983) – Locations: Baildon Moor * '' Damon & Debbie'' (1987) – Locations: St Anne's Terrace; Threshfield * '' Rita, Sue & Bob Too'' (1987) – Locations: Bramham Drive (Number 5 is Bob's House); Baildon Moor; Baildon Village. * '' Where The Heart Is'' (1997) – Locations: Ferniehurst First School, Cliffe Lane West & Baildon Green


Music

* British music duo ''
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'' refer to Baildon in their 2015 song Good Girl * Baildon Moor is mentioned in the song LS43 by New Model Army Baildon Orchestra is an amateur orchestra which was formed in the mid 1940s and still meets on a weekly basis throughout the year. website baildonorchestra.weebly.com


Notable people

The late journalist and ''
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'' TV game show presenter
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was a native of Baildon, and
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,
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(MP) for
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from 1977 until 2015, was born in Baildon. The former wool merchant and RAF Officer Geoffrey Ambler was born in Baildon in 1904.
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was born in Baildon. After he was killed on an expedition to the
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n mountain
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in 1970, Ian Clough Hall, a meeting-place and arts venue, was established in Baildon in his memory. In the 1960s, Clough and close friend
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were known to have practised their climbing techniques on Baildon Bank – a , , ex-quarry rock-face that looks out towards
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. In 1962, Clough and Bonington were the first Britons to successfully scale the treacherous north face of the Eiger in the
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. Ex-Yorkshire & England cricket captain Brian Close, born in nearby Rawdon, settled in the village, and died there in 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Ex-
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and England
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fast bowler
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, though originally from
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, lived in Baildon for some years and was a member of Baildon Cricket Club. The explorer
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(1852–1897) spent his boyhood at Baildon House on Station Road. Family memorials are to be found in St John's church. Geoffrey Brindley, known locally as the Jesus Man of Bradford lived in Baildon until his death in 2015 and there were plans to erect a statue of him in the town.


See also

*
Listed buildings in Baildon Baildon is the name of a civil parish, and also of a ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The parish and the ward together contain 91 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, th ...


References


External links


Baildon Online
Baildon Online Community Website
Baildon Village website
Website initiated by Baildon Community Council * *
Baildon Town Council
details and documents related to the activities of Baildon Town Council. Includes Heritage Trail booklets in the Documents section {{Navboxes , list1 = {{Geographic location , Northwest = , North =
Menston Menston is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Along with Burley in Wharfedale, most of Menston is within Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. The remainder of Men ...
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Esholt Esholt is a village between Shipley and Guiseley, in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated east of Shipley town centre , south-west of Guiseley Main Street , north of Bradford City Cent ...
, West =
Eldwick Eldwick is a small village near Bingley in the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire. It is split up into two main parts, Eldwick, the main populated part, and High Eldwick, the larger but less populated section, situated on Bingley Moor. ...
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Thackley Thackley is a small suburb near Bradford, West Yorkshire in England. The village is loosely bordered by the village of Idle to the south, to the west by the West Royd area of Shipley and elsewhere by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Thackley i ...
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